Re: Criticizing Cornel

Mr. Clark,

i was just wondering if you could expound on your assertion that most 
if not all white americans past their early teens are racist.  what do 
you mean by racist, and what socialization are you referring to 
specifically.  

"However, since you seem so concerned with my views, I will say that I
think Bush *is* a racist, if for no other reason -- and there are
other reasons, perhaps many of them -- than that he's White, and I
think that most, if not *all* White Americans, over, say, the age of
13 or 14, are racist (or have been socialized to be, and it's very
rare for a person individually to resist that process), unless they've
otherwise rigorously and reflectively worked to rid themselves,
insofar as possible, of racist beliefs, attitudes, values, and
political commitments."

monte